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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-05-20 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G is a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark, with a global score of 80.8 against 80.4. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G body weights the same than Xiaomi Black Shark, but it's just a bit thinner. These devices work with Android OS, but the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has the previous 11 version and Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a slightly better screen than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2160px, a little bit smaller display and a little bit lower pixels density. The Xiaomi Black Shark has just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features a much better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a F1.8 camera aperture and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor taking way better quality photos and a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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